Narrative temaer: politik

I 1920ernes New York gør Helen og Benjamin Rask sig bemærkede som det ultimative power-par: Han er en berygtet Wall Street-magnat, og hun er knivskarp og født ind i det velhavende aristokrati. De har ved fælles indsats og snilde placeret sig sikkert i toppen af samfundet. Men der verserer rygter om deres velstand og deres position, rygter, som blandt andet sår tvivl om, hvorvidt de er kommet ærligt til deres rigdom og hvem der reelt er mastermind bag deres succes.Fortællingen om Helen og Benjamin er det centrale mysterium i en succesfuld roman fra 1938, som hele New York synes at have læst. Én kvinde dykker ned i historien bag, og til sin og læserens store overraskelse finder hun hemmeligheder og bedrag, der overgår selv den vildeste fantasi.TILLID (org. Trust) er en stort anlagt roman om USA i det 20. århundrede skrevet af Hernan Diaz, der med sin tidligere roman I det fjerne var finalist til Pulitzer-prisen. TILLID er en roman om ambitioner, begær og hemmeligheder, fortalt i fire dele, som lag for lag skrælles væk og til slut afslører og afdækker sandheden om en lang række ting: aktiemarkedet, rigdom, ansvar og menneskelige og ægteskabelige relationer.På Goodreads hylder Roxane Gay romanen med disse ord: Sublim historien-i-historien roman, flot konstrueret og vanvittig elegant skrevet.

”Det tredje rige” er tredje bind i Knausgårds nye, store romanserie, der også tæller ”Morgenstjernen” og ”Ulvene fra evighedens skov”. Nitten år gamle Line forelsker sig i Valdemar, frontfigur i det myteomspundne band Domen, og trækkes ind i en hemmelig, fascinerende og skræmmende verden. Politimanden Geir efterforsker et makabert trippeldrab, men den teori han til sidst danner sig, kan han ikke fortælle nogen om. Kunstneren Tove laver billeder inspireret af eventyrernes understrømme af seksualitet og død. En dag hører hun en stemme, som taler til hende, som vil hende noget. Bedemanden Syvert bliver urolig, da der ikke rapporteres om nye døde. Noget er i bevægelse i verden, det er, som om den er hjemsøgt - men af hvad og hvorfor? Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

For mere end to år siden måtte tidligere parlamentsmedlem socialisten Max Svinlon flygte over hals og hoved fra et kup i den fiktive stat Borland. Nu residerer han som flytning i naborepublikken Bindal, hvor han bor sammen med sin samlever og hendes to børn. Sammen med vennen journalisten Peter Qvist bliver de dybt involveret i planlægning og gennemførelse af et farligt modkup i deres fædreland.Regeringen i Borland er støttet af Kina, der langsomt strammer grebet om befolkningen gennem intens overvågning og fjernelse af dissidenter. Det bliver mere og mere tydeligt, at endemålet er en egentlig overtagelse af landet.Den kinesiske udfordring – en realistisk fantasi er en politisk skæbnefortælling om nogle modige og dedikerede menneskers kamp for at befri deres fædreland fra undertrykkelse og despoti. Alene kan de ikke gøre det, men må have assistance udefra, hvis det skal lykkes.

Alle i Washington kender Madeleine og Jack Hunter. Madeleine er en prisbelønnet tv-vært, og Jack er chef for tv-stationen og medierådgiver for Præsidenten. For omverdenen ligner deres ægteskab et eventyr. Og Madeleine tilbeder sin mand. Som ganske ung havde hun en voldelig kæreste, som hun ikke kunne forlade – før hun mødte Jack. Han reddede hende ud af forholdet og tog hende med til Washington, hvor han hjalp hende til stjernestatus som nyhedsoplæser på sin tv-station. Sammen lever de et liv i luksus, og Madeleine føler, at hun skylder Jack alt. Derfor ser hun også igennem fingre med hans uforudsigelige humør og grundløse beskyldninger. Madeleine er ikke stolt af sin fortid, som Jack har hjulpet hende med at holde skjult, men da hun bliver tvunget til at afsløre en dyb hemmelighed for Jack, bliver han hvidglødende af raseri, og Madeleine finder pludselig ud af, at hendes mands skyggesider er mere dystre, end hun kunne have forestillet sig. Madeleine står over for sit livs sværeste valg, og kun Bill Alexander, formanden for Kommissionen om Vold mod Kvinder, kan se, at der noget galt. Madeleine må søge dybt i sig selv for at finde en styrke, hun aldrig vidste, at hun havde ... og den gave, der vil ændre hendes liv for evigt.Danielle Steel (f. 1947) mestrer som ingen anden kunsten at skrive spændende underholdningsromaner om romantiske forviklinger. Hun har skrevet mere end 100 bøger, er oversat til mere end 40 sprog, og med over 650 millioner solgte bøger på verdensplan, og over tyve af hendes titler filmatiseret, er hun elsket af læsere over hele kloden."Amerikas mest populære romanceforfatter siden Louis L'Amour" - Romantic Book Reviews

Lucius Falerius er død, og i hele Romerriget sørger man over tabet af den magtfulde senator. Det er nu op til Marcellus, Lucius Falerius’ unge søn, at føre sin fars løfter over for de sicilianske slaver ud i livet. Det er dog ikke alle, der ønsker at se Roms ære kompromitteret. Samtidig er der uro i de romerske grænseprovinser, og legionerne rykker nordpå for at gøre det af med truslen fra kelterne. De keltiske stammer har samlet sig under én høvding, den frygtindgydende og uforudsigelige Brennos – men der er også dem, der ønsker ham død. Brennos bliver forrådt af sin egen familie, og hævnen bliver både brutal og blodig.”Republikkens skæbne” er tredje og sidste bind i trilogien ”Republikken”.David Donachie, forfatteren bag pseudonymet Jack Ludlow, er at finde på de internationale bestsellerlister. Han har udgivet historiske romaner i mere end 30 år, og det er blevet til over 50 bøger - med flere på vej!

Året er 1945. En tyk dyne af smog ligger over byen Donaublau, hvor den gravide Berta venter på, at hendes forlovede vender tilbage fra fronten. Men i stedet for Rudolf træder hans ven Wilhelm ind ad døren og overbringer Berta nyheden om kærestens død. Hun gifter sig med den hjemvendte soldat og får et barn mere med ham. Livet bliver dog mere og mere som en ond drøm for Berta, og tilværelsen tynger alle ned, særligt de to små børn, som hun ender med at befri fra ”tingenes tyngde”. Først på en psykiatrisk institution finder hun beskyttelse mod livets sår. Tingenes tyngde af østrigske Marianne Fritz (1948-2007) er en kort og brutal fortælling om efterkrigstidens hykleri og grusomhed leveret med mesterlig tragikomik. Romanen udkom første gang i 1978 og modtog samme år Robert Walser-prisen.

”En del Animal Farm, en del The Handmaid's Tale, en del A Clockwork Orange og (måske) en del Frankenstein; den tjekkiske forfatter Hůlovás roman afmonterer patriarkatet og erstatter det med et skræmmende alternativ … Hůlovás provokerende satire om en feministisk fremtid i lige høj grad udfordrer og foruroliger” Kirkus ReviewsPetra Hůlová (f. 1979 i Prag) er ph.d. og har studeret samfundsvidenskab, kulturstudier og mongolsk. Forfatterskabet har modtaget flere priser, bl.a. Magnesia Litera, Jiří Orten-prisen og Josef Škvorecký-prisen. Bevægelsen er første bog oversat til dansk; flere af hendes øvrige bøger er oversat til i alt tretten forskellige sprog. Hůlová benytter i hele forfatterskabet provokationen som brændstof, og hun foretrækker at beskæftige sig med ”3G”-emnerne ’Gender’, ’Generations’ og ’Geography’.

Dark political comedy from modern day Viet Nam. East and west confront each other, while lives and love and (lots of) money change hands. Three main characters try to stay alive and keep their dignity as events spin out of control and the state is everywhere among them.Little Hanoi is an independent prequel to Hanoi Noir.

Dark political comedy from modern day Viet Nam. East and west confront each other, while lives and love and (lots of) money change hands. Three characters cling to dignity and justice as delusions of race, power and sex spin out of control and the state seeks to enrich itself.Hanoi Noir is an independent continuation of a previous novel, Little Hanoi.

"Et hovedværk i finsk litteratur" Helsingin SanomatEn stor gruppe drenge tilbringer den lange sommer­ferie i en skov, hvor de har stiftet republikken Matara. Staten, som i høj grad minder om det antikke Rom, er bygget på fastlagte regler og hierarkier. Et stød med et træsværd afstedkommer døden, hvorfra der ikke kan vendes tilbage. Og fremmede bliver behandlet, som så ofte før – nådesløst.Matara hører hjemme på hylden ved siden af sine fjerne og nære slægtninge som fx Fluernes Herre og Kaninbjerget. I Riikonens hænder smelter fuglesangsfyldte forårsskove sammen med drengenes vold og ømhed og forvandles til en opsigtsvækkende roman, der tager børns leg alvorligt på en måde som få andre. Nogle gange fortoner det sig, at man læser en skildring af drenge i leg; andre gange gribes man af frygt; er dette en beskrivelse af virkeligheden?

Think Tank Tsunami gleicht einer intellektuellen Achterbahnfahrt, einem Blick auf Entscheidungen des Menschen in einer repressiven Welt: Was wäre, wenn Alles anders ist und dennoch Hierarchien die Gesellschaft prägen? Welche Strategie sollte man wählen? Wer wird warum aus Unterdrückung Profit ziehen, gegen die Macht aufbegehren oder sich nur um seine Belange kümmern? Drei Brüder, drei Lebenswege in einer von primitiven Interessen zerrissenen Gegenwart. Aber welche Strategie erscheint am sinnvollsten - und welche wählen Sie?

Ghettoister fortæller den rørende historie om en iranskflygtningefamilie i Danmark, fanget i en ventetid og usikkerhed, mens de håber på genforening med morens bror. Familien konfronteres med rygter om, at broren ønsker at fortsætte til Sverige, skuffet over Danmarks ry blandt flygtninge. Da han ankommer, kæmper han med at forstå de danske samfundsregler, hvilket fører til konflikter med danskerne.Forfatteren Nader Mosen, anerkendt for sit arbejde med indvandrere i Vollsmose og sin politiske karriere, giver et unikt indblik i livet som flygtning i Danmark. Ghettoister er en øjenåbnende beretning, der skildrerflygtningeoplevelser fra et personligt perspektiv.

Refugee Saras Kaveri is the first chef from Earth—where they’re so incredibly primitive they still cook with fire—ever invited onto Interstellar MegaChef. Prodigy Serenity Ko has just been put on two weeks’ mandatory leave to fix her work-life balance. Food will never be the same again...

فذلكة تاريخية لأحداث السنة الأولى من الحملة من خلال الحياة اليومية لمن عاشوا هذه الأحداث الجسيمة من مصريين وفرنسيين وإنجليز

“The Restless Wave is not only a stirring and gripping story of the sea, but also of love and war and leadership. Admiral Stavridis’s sweeping knowledge of history and life in the Navy shines on every page, imbuing this work with authenticity and power.”  —David Grann,  #1 NYT bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon“In the engaging tradition of Herman Wouk and Patrick O’Brian, Admiral James Stavridis has given us a fascinating novel of one young man’s—and one great nation’s—war at sea. The book is at once entertaining and illuminating, touching on the most fundamental of human themes with deftness and an appreciation of the immense achievements of the United States Navy in the deadliest of eras.”  —Jon MeachamFrom the New York Times bestselling former NATO commander comes a riveting historical novel that charts the coming-of-age of a gifted but immature young naval officer as he is tested in the crucible of World War II in the PacificScott Bradley James arrives in Annapolis, Maryland, as a plebe in the class of 1941 without a terribly good idea why he wants to be a naval officer, other than that his father was a sailor, and he wants to see the world, whatever that means. Scott and his roommate become fast friends, and, after surviving scrapes of their own making, the two fetch up at Pearl Harbor. War is brewing, and their class has graduated early. They have been sent to battle stations.Admiral James Stavridis is an acclaimed novelist, a decorated military leader, and a great student of military history. He draws on it all to capture the experience of being storm-tossed by the bloody first years of the Second World War. Scott Bradley James is a talented young officer, but he has a lot to learn. And war will have a lot to teach him.The Restless Wave offers a gripping account of the U.S. Navy’s astonishing progress through the first three years of the war in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor through to Midway, Guadalcanal, and the Coral Sea. A story of character under pressure in the harshest of proving grounds, it is written with careful fidelity to the truths of war that have made sea stories essential to the art of storytelling since Odysseus.

When everything is at stake, how far would you go to save your neighbor?

It's a clever book ... [Im Seong-sun] offers readers his razor-sharp observations on consumer capitalism and what it means to feel anonymous' M. W. Craven -------------------Sometimes work can be murder...The Consultant is very good at his job. He creates simple, elegant, effective solutions for... restructuring. Nothing obvious or messy. Certainly nothing anyone would ever suspect as murder. The 'natural deaths' he plans have always gone well: a medicine replaced here, a mechanism jammed there. His performance reviews are excellent. And it's not as though he knows these people. Until his next 'customer' turns out to be someone he not only knows but cares about, and for the first time, he begins to question the role he plays in the vast, anonymous Company. And as he slowly starts to understand the real scope of their work, he realises just how easy it would be for the Company to arrange one more perfect murder... But how far will he go to escape The Company? And how far will they go to stop him? The electrifying novel from award-winning Korean thriller-writer Im Seong-sun - now in English for the first time - combines the tension of the best crime fiction with searing social criticism to present a searing take-down of global corporate life.

"The Biedermeier Hotel can no longer afford the continental breakfast its residents have depended upon since 1929. Mrs. Mossler, the hotel director, has already cut lunch service and reduced dinner to a self-serve buffet, and someone has almost certainly stolen her pinking shears. Residents Katherine, Lucianne, Pauline, Kitty, Gia, Patricia, and Carol, along with Stephen, the daytime elevator operator, must decide whether to meet this crisis by practicing economy, cooperation, or theft; so far, theft is winning"--

From his post behind the bar at Quinn's Pub, Mike Lee holds together the Genesee neighborhood he grew up in, an upstate New York town that has seen better days. When his friends throw him a surprise 50th birthday party, the celebration is interrupted by a robbery with explosive results. Mike knows he must take action to protect the neighbors he considers family. He decides to run for mayor against a callous incumbent. Mike and his team of crusaders take on the established order the only way they know how, with determination and a lot of pints. He is thrown into an uproarious world of retribution, espionage, vendettas, and lands in the national spotlight.

Bob Gilbert's fourth novel, "A Firm State of Heart," takes place in Washington, D.C. Its protagonist, Minneapolis writer Samuel Meckler, is crafting a long poem that's trying to rise above the chaos of the Trump presidency. Meckler supports himself by working as a waiter at Tadich Grill, an upscale Washington restaurant located on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the US Capitol. His interaction with congressmen, senators, foreign diplomats, tourists and media personalities gives him an eyewitness understanding of American politics. His social life takes him into DC cultural salons, ghetto trap houses, and Capitol Hill watering holes. His affair with a famous broadcaster coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic recession, and the death of George Floyd in his hometown. Ultimately, "A Firm State of Heart" is about an idealist trying to formulate a new American narrative in a digital age rife with cynicism and rage.

The gripping historical debut about a family separated by the Berlin wall - perfect for fans of All the Light We Cannot See, In Memoriam and Alone in BerlinSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024SELECTED AS ONE OF INDEPENDENT'S BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF THE YEAR 2024'A tautly plotted, deeply involving novel that packs a real emotional punch ... I can't recommend this novel highly enough' Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us'A hauntingly beautiful exploration of love, family and societal unrest all set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall' Glamour_____Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your child...Lisette is in hospital with her baby boy. The doctors tell her to go home and get some rest, that he'll be fine.When she awakes, everything has changed. Because overnight, on 13 August 1961, the border between East and West Berlin has closed, slicing the city - and the world - in two.Lisette is trapped in the east, while her newborn baby is unreachable in the west. With the streets in chaos and armed guards ordered to shoot anyone who tries to cross, her situation is desperate.Lisette's teenage daughter, Elly, has always struggled to understand the distance between herself and her mother. Both have lived for music, but while Elly hears notes surrounding every person she meets, for her mother - once a talented pianist - the music has gone silent.Perhaps Elly can do something to bridge the gap between them. What begins as the flicker of an idea turns into a daring plan to escape East Berlin, find her baby brother, and bring him home....Based on true stories, The Silence in Between is a page-turning, emotional epic that will stay with you long after you finish reading.______BOOKSELLER LOVE for THE SILENCE IN BETWEEN:'Without a doubt one of the best books I have read this year... I can't recommend this book enough'Abbey Rowlinson'Absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. A must-read'Dominika 'A sublime story, told beautifully'Kurde, Horsham'A truly compelling and moving novel with two incredible female characters I won't forget in a hurry'Tilly Fitzgerald 'Kind, thoughtful and poignant... an uplifting and hopeful story'Lauren'A powerful and emotional book'Neil Challis, Windsor 'A thought provoking, ultimately kind and beautifully researched debut'Beth, Chesterfield 'I genuinely loved this - it's definitely a stand out novel of 2024'Helen, Scarborough 'A cracking debut from this talented new author'Jen Mackay, Windsor 'This truly has the potential to be the next big story, so full of heart as it is!'Libby Low'A powerful story of human resilience and family bonds'Emma Smith, Bedford 'A beautiful but heart-breaking read from a wonderful new voice in historical fiction'Victoria, Aviemore 'An excellent novel... a sensitive retelling of two critical and terrible periods of Berlin history'Sean Farrell'An incredible book full of heartbreak, hope, unbreakable love... I don't think this book will ever leave me. I will be recommending it to customers as a must read'Hayley Ralls, St Neots

Alice Winn har begået en storslået debut om forbudt kærlighed med første verdenskrig som dystert bagtæppe. En fortælling fra idylliske kostskoler og iskolde skyttegrave, hvor unge mænd falder som fluer og heltemod er en dyd, der ikke belønnes.England, 1914. Vestfronten har allerede krævet sine første mange ofre. Krigens tragedie og vold føles dog meget langt væk for Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellword og resten af deres klassekammerater, trygt isoleret som de er på deres kostskole. For dem synes krigen dragende, særligt de daglige avisrapporteringer om deres ældre klassekammeraters heltemodige død .Gaunt, der er halvt tysk, kæmper sin egen indre kamp i form af en altopslugende forelskelse i sin bedste ven, den glamourøse, charmerende Ellwood – uvidende om, at forelskelsen er gengældt. Da Gaunts familie beordrer ham til at lade sig hverve til britisk tjeneste, gør han det uden at tøve, lettet over chancen for at flygte fra sine overvældende følelser for Ellwood. Til Gaunts store rædsel slutter Ellwood sig til ham ved fronten, og resten af deres klassekammerater følger snart efter. Døden er pludselig en dyster realitet, ofte kun få centimeter væk, og ingen ved, hvem der bliver dens næste offer.De sårede og de faldne er en gribende fortælling om krigens altødelæggende tragedier og forbudt kærlighed.

"The first in a series of historical novels about the 20th century US Navy, centered around an American naval officer and his key relationships, professional and personal, set during WWII"--

Everyone in Suzanne's family acknowledges her mothers instability, yet no one has any idea why she suffers these bouts of depression. They simply accept them as fact and enjoy the moments when she emerges from them, buoyant and energetic. With Kennedy's election, presidency and assassination as background, Suzanne tells the story of the dissolution, and ultimate redemption, of her family. Sure to appeal to readers of Barbara Kingsolver, Alice Hoffman and Mona Simpson, "Paper Wings" is a subtle and moving novel about a mother and daughter who struggle, hope, and learn from each other how to emerge from shadows of tragedy.

Frank, a resident of the Cave Court Care Home, spends his days trying to convince his fellow residents why socialism must replace capitalism.However, his audience is less than receptive to his political ideals.Sue and her fellow staff are overworked, understaffed and underpaid. Their life is a constant struggle to pay the bills and keep their heads above water.The Ragged Arsed Philanthropists follows the lives of the staff and residents of Cave Court.Will they overcome all the obstacles thrown at them as they navigate 2020s Britain.Based on the 1914 novel, the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell.

Det engang så magtfulde Egypten lider under de mange år med Hyksos-styret. Farao sidder endelig retmæssigt på tronen, men hans magt er skrøbelig. Eunukken Taita forsøger desperat at forene de splittede egyptiske kongeriger under Farao og sender sin protegé, Piay, ud for at finde svaret på en tusind år gammel gåde, der kan sikre Egyptens skæbne. Men i krigens kaos er en ny ondskab vokset frem, og Piay må jagte svaret på gåden gennem ørkenen i et kapløb med tiden. Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

Emma har ofret meget — inklusive sit ægteskab og sit forhold til datteren Flora — til et liv i storpolitik præget af utallige fornærmelser, trusler og internettrolde. Som kvinde ved hun, at hendes omdømme er guld værd, men der skal kun ét fejltrin til at ødelægge det i magtens korridorer.14-årige Flora gør sig de samme erfaringer i skolen, hvor hun udsættes for hård mobning. Da en anden teenager tager sit eget liv, lobbyer Emma for en ny lov, der skal beskytte kvinder mod følgerne af digital mobning. Emma og Floras liv flettes yderligere sammen, da det utænkelige sker: En mand bliver fundet død i Emmas hjem. En mand, som hun havde god grund til at ønske af vejen.

A sharp and playful critique of colonialism from the leading voice of French-Rwandan literature, animated by memories, archival specters, and powerful women“In sentences of great beauty and restraint, Mukasonga rescues a million souls from the collective noun ‘genocide,’ returning them to us as individual human beings.” — Zadie SmithIn a 4-part narrative brimming with historical asides, alluring anecdotes, and murky questions left in the margins of colonial records, Sister Deborah heralds “a life that is more alive” as it explores the tensions and myths of Rwanda’s past.When time-worn ancestral remedies fail to heal young Ikirezi’s maladies, she’s rushed to the Rwandan hillsides. From her termite perch under the coral tree, health blooms under Sister Deborah’s hands. Women bear their breasts to the rising sun as men under thatched roofs stand, “stunned and impotent before this female fury.”Now grown, Ikirezi unearths the truth of Sister Deborah’s passage from America to 1930s Rwanda and the mystery surrounding her sudden departure. In colonial records, Sister Deborah is a “pathogen,” an “incident.” Who is the keeper of truth, Ikirezi impels us to ask, Who stands at the threshold of memory? Did we dance? Did she heal? Did we look to the sky with wonder? Ikirezi writes on, pulling Sister Deborah out from the archive, inscribing her with breath.A beautiful novel that works in the slippages of history, Sister Deborah at its core is a story of what happens when women — black women and girls — seek the truth by any means.

Flavio Luca shut down his mob operations with little hesitation after his visit with the lady in the red dress. He became a recluse, spending the rest of his days in the mountain side, painting the most exquisite and fiery portraits of his lost love. Of course, the wounds inflicted upon him by his loathsome father never fully healed but stood as a reminder of the man Flavio could never become.Chataluma's appetite for violence and decay eroded, with men and women sick and tired of losing their children to the mercy of a decadent and narcissistic culture of materialism and unaddressed fear.The cause of the strife, violence, and chaos inflicted upon the city by its own creation was never known. Nero was lost in the vastness of time, a puppeteer of chaos in an enigmatic period. Her name merely a fable taught to children for centuries to come, a warning to societies retreating from compassion.